Earn 75,000 Points with the Marriott Premier Plus Card

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Chase and Marriott Rewards updated the welcome offer bonus on the Marriott Rewards Premier Plus Credit Card in January 2019. You will now get 75,000 Marriott Rewards points after spending $3,000 within the first 3 months of card membership.

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Annual Fee – The card has an annual fee of $95 which is not waived for the first year of card membership. There are also no foreign transaction fees.

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Our Analysis

One of the biggest benefits to Marriott’s program is the ability to transfer your points to over 40 partner airlines.The 75,000 point welcome bonus offer is good for at least 30,000 points in almost any airline of your choosing. This is a benefit that came over to Marriott via the SPG program after the merger.

Not to mention, Marriott offers a 5th night free on award bookings. That means with the 75,000 point welcome offer bonus you could book 5 nights at a category 3 property, for example, and only pay for 4. This would cost you only 70,000 points. Conversely, you could use the bonus to book 2 nights at a category 5 property or 1 night at a Marriott category 8 property (coming later this year).

The new Marriott/SPG Award Chart

You will not be able to earn the new cardmember bonus if you previously earned a bonus on the Premier Plus card within the last 24 months. Further, make sure to read about the new restrictions for holding any Marriott/SPG co-branded credit cards.

Lastly, the card is subject to the Chase 5/24 rule, so this is something that needs to be considered if you do decide to apply.

Bottom Line

You shouldn’t have to work too hard to squeeze solid value out of the Marriott Rewards Premier Plus card. Whether you transfer the points to an airline partner or take advantage of the 5th-night free option, the choice is yours. Click Here to get more information about the Marriott Rewards Premier Plus card.

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fair enough. That was my initial thought but I havent been the biggest fan of some of the IHG properties Ive stayed at of late. And I am still not up to speed how the August 1st merger of Marriott Rewards/SPG are going to work (need to read up on it). I think I will get both. Thanks for making me come to my senses.